Tag: water

Since choosing a healthier lifestyle and becoming a competitive runner once again, I find the area of hydration and fueling intriguing. When you are planning on being out on a course for 3+ hours (or 12 or how about 24? Yes, we are crazy), determining what you should eat and drink pre-race, during and post-race is important. In recent months, I’ve been frequently reading articles, listening to podcasts and most likely driving my running partner crazy sharing what I learn.

I have always had a tough time drinking enough water. As a young child and even as a college athlete, I struggled with water intake – I didn’t like the taste (or lack of?). Instead, after practices and races, I would choose sports drinks over H2O. Yes, those artificially-colored and sugar-laden beverages marketed towards athletes were my drink of choice.

When I first started training for a marathon last summer, I started experimenting with different beverages during and after my long runs. After one of the first longer runs (maybe 14 miles), I popped in to a nearby convenience store to grab a well-known sports drink. Trying to rehydrate after a particularly warm run, I thirstily guzzled down the ice cold, sweet and brightly hued liquid. Soon after, my stomach hated me. I felt terrible for hours. Never again.

During most of the training, I chose water, but I always craved something a little sweet post run. After learning about nuun at a local race and seeing a few running friends mention the product, I decided to give it a try. Honestly, in the beginning, I was not a fan of the taste. However, I quickly found flavors I did enjoy and began drinking after long training runs. Best part – I felt rehydrated; I didn’t feel the drink was sitting and sloshing in my stomach and I recovered well.

Per the nuun site, nuun “is an electrolyte enhanced drink tablet designed for an on-the-go lifestyle. Packed with electrolytes, light flavor, and made from clean ingredients, nuun is the perfect sports drink for any of the activities you do. Drop a nuun tablet into 16oz of water and you’re good to go.” Easy peasy.

Also, I dig their Mission:

“To inspire a healthier, happier, more active lifestyle so that everyone can achieve life’s next personal best”.

Love.

Nuun has definitely helped me progress towards my goal of increasing my water intake not only for training purposes, but throughout the day as well.

A variety of flavors!

How do I make my water count? Before my morning run or pre-race, I toss a tab of nuun Energy into my bottle to start hydrating with a hit of caffeine. During the day, I prefer nuun Active or nuun Vitamins. Recently, a new product, nuun Performance was launched and I hope to sample very soon.

When the company started looking for 2017 brand ambassadors, I quickly applied since I had become such a fan of the product.

So, why else do I choose nuun over other electrolyte-replacement drinks?

nuun believes in a #LiveClean Standard – they want to replenish active people and the planet; so the company believes in producing a: